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  Great avenue to get the word out

  I've been a fan of Radiohead and am even more now.  This is a great statement made by the band to make the youth aware of our situation.  With MTV shows like Cribs, My Sweet Sixteen, and all the other materialistic garbage thrown upon the youth, its good to see some popular bands show us what we're doing and how we can change.  Along with Radiohead, I believe Coldplay used offsets for one of its albums, which isn't necessarily the best method but at least it's a start.  Additionally, I recently saw an episode of Big Ideas on Sundance (a show light on substance, but is entertaining enough to get some information out) where a group helps organize greener concerts for popular bands.  It is these types of avenues (e.g. music, popular culture) that can really affect our youth before they are consumed by consumption.On Video of Radiohead's green performance on Conan posted 1 year, 7 months ago 2 Responses

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  Higher gas prices are generally a good thing

  I have to side with Obama in that this proposed gas tax cut by McCain and Clinton is a short-term solution, and very narrow-minded at that.  While McCain and Clinton believe that it would provide relief, it is very minor for each consumer.  

  But the main problem here isn't taking away extra cash from consumers.  Higher gas prices have sparked an interest in what consumerism entails, especially from an environmental standpoint.  Not only are consumers more aware about CO2 emissions, but they are becoming increasingly aware of other environmental issues.  This obviously can't be attributed entirely to higher gas prices, but it provides another information point whereby we think in a more systemic manner.

  One valid argument against higher gas prices is that lower income individuals will suffer the most.  However, this problem offers an opportunity to install better public transportation systems.  To get us to that point, we should provide tax savings (and not gas savings so that we discourage consumption) to the lower tax brackets.On Obama on gas prices posted 1 year, 7 months ago 4 Responses